Collapsible barrel



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APPLlCATlON FILED JUNE 29. l'9l8- Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

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QUINCEY G. CHURCH, OF ALTA, IOWA.

COLLAPSIBLE BARREL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

Application filed June 29, 1918. Serial No. 242,636.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, QUINCEY G. OHUROH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Alta, in the county of Buena Vista and State of Iowa, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Collapsible Barrels, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to a collapsible barrel and the object is toprovide an article of the type indicated comprising a plurality ofstaves connected together by means of jointed hoops, preferably formedof metal and secured to the individual staves, the ends of the barrelbeing closed by means of heads formed and applied in the mannerindicated below.

A further object is to provide a barrel constructed of a plurality ofstaves having plane surfaces, these staves being connected together bymeans of jointed hoops formed of metal, and a series of staves soconnected being adapted when the barrel is collapsed to lie flat or tobe rolled up into compact form.

A still further object is to provide a barrel constructed as indicatedand including a plurality of detachable heads similarly formed andretained in position by means of spring bolts projecting radially fromthe head and engaging apertured plates on the staves, said staves beingchamfered as indicated below to provide engaging means for therespective heads.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel construction, combination, and arrangement of elementshereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing a plurality of strips or stavesconnected by hoops formed in sections.

Fig. 4: is a similar view, from the opposite side of the staves.

Fig. 5 shows several sections of one of the hoops, and the pivotalconnection between the sections. Fig. 6 is an edge view of one of thestaves.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view, in section, showing the manner ofconnecting the staves at opposite ends of the series, when assemblingthe device.

The staves 10 are formed of strips of material having plane surfaces, sothat the barrel to be constructed shall be of uniform cross section,these staves being of wood of suitable quality, and being provided atthe ends with chamfered portions 12 against which each head rests whenthe barrel is set up. Each stave carries at the end portion thereof aslotted plate 13 adapted to be engaged by a spring bolt 14:, several ofwhich are mounted on the respective heads. These bolts 14 may be mountedwithin sleeves 14 and encircled by springs 13, the ends of which aresuitably retained, in order to provide for the movement of the boltswithin the sleeves.

It is the intention that the barrel shall be used for the purpose ofshipping dry material of all kinds, and not for liquids.

The heads 15 may comprise a plurality of sections suitably connected andreinforced by means of segmental portions 16 at the edges thereof. Thespring bolts 14 are mounted in approximately the positions shown andwhen the heads engage the shoulders 17 the bolts are in position toengage the slots 18 of plates 13.

The staves at each end of the series connected as described below areprovided with laterally extending plates 20 arranged in approximatelythe positions shown, in order that the plates on each of the aforesaidend staves may overlap the edge of the adjacent stave when the barrel isset up. The staves forming the ends of the series are positivelyconnected by means of hooks 22, the bill of each hook engaging anapertured plate 23 in one of the end staves, and the shank of the hookpassing through the apertured offset portion 25 of plate 28 secured tothe other end stave. A nut 25 engages the threaded shank of the hook onone side of the portion 25, and a thumb nut 28 engages the threadedshank on the other side of the plate.

The several staves are hingedly connected by means of hoops 30 eachformed of jointed plates 31, the individual plates having cutawayportions 32, tongues 33, and rolled portions designated 34., the pin orpintles being shown at 35.

The heads are similarly formed and are interchangeable, these headsbeing compactly arranged in crates, or otherwise, for shipping purposes,and the series of jointed staves being shipped in a flat condition afterdisengaging hooks 22, or each set of staves Ifnay be tightly rolled andshipped in that orm.

What is claimed is:

In a device of the class described, a plurality of staves hingedlyconnected and adapted to lie in fiat condition for shipping, and to beassembled to form the sidewalls of a receptacle, heads for the ends ofthe receptacle hoops connected with the several staves, apertured platescarried by the staves at opposite ends of the series and on the innersides ofsaid staves, and a threaded hook member engaging the aperturedplates and retaining ,the staves last named With their edges inengagement, said hooks being inaccessible prior to the removal of theheads.

Intestimony whereof I aflix my" signature.

QUINCEY G. CHURCH.

